Japan's Shippers Face Penalties
As Talks on Port Rules Falter

TOKYO -- Japanese shippers face an estimated $4 million in U.S.-imposed sanctions after talks aimed at settling a dispute over Japanese port practices broke down Wednesday.

Foreign and Japanese shippers decided to break off discussions with an organization of Japanese longshoremen, arguing that the longshoremen are trying to delay significant changes demanded by foreign shippers, according to a Japanese shipping executive familiar...